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Personal data Abraham Ghormley 

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Household of Abraham Ghormley

He is married to Elizabeth McAlister.

They got married on June 26, 1788 at Centre Presbyterian Church, Loysville, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten, he was 29 years old.Sources 3, 6


Child(ren):

  1. Hugh Ghormley  1789-1843
  2. John Ghormley  1790-1814
  3. Jincy Ghormley  1792-????
  5. William Ghormley  1796-1800
  7. Elizabeth Ghormley  1800-1826
  8. Lucretia Ghormley  1802-????
  9. Hannah Ghormley  1802-1858

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    Sources

    2. Oregon State Roster of Ancestors, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1963, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    3. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, Source number: 8910.250; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1 / Ancestry.com
    5. Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    6. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Ancestry.com, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 149 : 1919 / Ancestry.com

    Historical events

    Birthday December 26, 1758

    • The temperature on December 26, 1758 was about 1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: geheel betrokken vochtig. Source: KNMI
    • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1758: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 24 » During the Seven Years' War the leading burghers of Königsberg submit to Elizabeth of Russia, thus forming Russian Prussia (until 1763).
      • April 28 » The Marathas defeat the Afghans in the Battle of Attock and capture the city.
      • July 26 » French and Indian War: The Siege of Louisbourg ends with British forces defeating the French and taking control of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
      • September 11 » Battle of Saint Cast: France repels British invasion during the Seven Years' War.
      • November 25 » French and Indian War: British forces capture Fort Duquesne from French control. Later, Fort Pitt will be built nearby and grow into modern Pittsburgh.
      • December 25 » Halley's Comet is sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch, confirming Edmund Halley's prediction of its passage. This was the first passage of a comet predicted ahead of time.

    Day of marriage June 26, 1788

    • The temperature on June 26, 1788 was about 16.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
    • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1788: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 18 » The first elements of the First Fleet carrying 736 convicts from Great Britain to Australia arrive at Botany Bay.
      • January 20 » The third and main part of First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay. Arthur Phillip decides that Port Jackson is a more suitable location for a colony.
      • May 23 » South Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution as the eighth American state.
      • June 11 » Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reaches Alaska.
      • June 25 » Virginia becomes the tenth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
      • December 22 » Nguyễn Huệ proclaims himself Emperor Quang Trung, in effect abolishing on his own the Lê dynasty.

    Day of death May 13, 1848

    • The temperature on May 13, 1848 was about 19.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: half bewolkt. Source: KNMI
    •  This page is only available in Dutch.
      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • From November 21, 1848 till November 1, 1849 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Kempenaer - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. J.M. de Kempenaer (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
    • In the year 1848: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
      • January 3 » Joseph Jenkins Roberts is sworn in as the first president of Liberia.
      • January 24 » California Gold Rush: James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill near Sacramento.
      • February 22 » The French Revolution of 1848, which would lead to the establishment of the French Second Republic, begins.
      • May 22 » Slavery is abolished in Martinique.
      • May 29 » Wisconsin is admitted as the 30th U.S. state.
      • July 3 » Governor-General Peter von Scholten emancipates all remaining slaves in the Danish West Indies.
    

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